Mixed feelings. I live in the US and know all about the Recording Industry Assholes of America, but the ability to see them play in the US someday, and be able ti buy their albums here would $#@!@#! blow my mind !!!

well everyone cant be pleased the band has said that they support filesharing etc... and it doesnt matter in things like that. The band will be heard now by much bigger audience and they can spread the word much more godly way now

fuck it, just look at the organization of the Website now:It's just like every band website, the downloads (which made MaSu famous) are not important anymore and are hidden away in some "archive", and it is way too commercialized: The Shop is everywhere (top bar, news, releases, hell, even in "pictures").

We've been pushing along on our own for 6 years now... We've done all the work, all the time, and we've still to reach outside the net. We haven't made any money (except a little that we've used to pay rehearsal room rent, some gear etc... No private money has been earned, ever), but that's ok, because we've had fun..

We have played in two countries except our own, and on top of that Machinae Supremacy gigs are rare. When we've contacted festivals and such they say "You don't have a label, that makes you a demo band... But our demo stage is full, sorry, call back when you have a label."

Now, we want to continue making music, and continue to stay close to our fans. But all the bullshit you encounter in the DIY realm is really getting tiresome. With a major label such as Spinefarm backing us up there's one major change that you, our fans, will notice... And that's gigs. We still feel and believe as we've done before, but we want to get out more and play more gigs and get our album in out in stores. Spinefarm is already looking into getting us a booking agency, which means people who's job it'll be to get gigs for us.

Now, we probably won't get any richer from this. Spinefarm will, undoubtedly, but we don't care about that. In fact we'll go from getting every penny of an album sold to getting practically zero. If you think having a major label makes someone rich, you're mistaken, trust me.

We chose to do this because the advantages outweight the disadvantages, and because it was a step we've not yet taken. We wouldn't have done this with any label, either. Spinefarm is, after all, Spinefarm.

But respect to the band, they fully understand what it means to keep close to their fans.And I think standing up for their music to not be changed shows great character.I have seen too many go down like that.

Respect to Robert and the gang.

Thats another interesting question. Who does all the fighting for the band? Is it robert cos we always hear from him about the exploits and stuff like that.I mean with introduction of Pallo and the harder line music leading after that, I would reckon he is quite the fighter when it comes to this sort of thing having a "hard" nature.

well everyone cant be pleased the band has said that they support filesharing etc... and it doesnt matter in things like that. The band will be heard now by much bigger audience and they can spread the word much more godly way now

fuck it, just look at the organization of the Website now:It's just like every band website, the downloads (which made MaSu famous) are not important anymore and are hidden away in some "archive", and it is way too commercialized: The Shop is everywhere (top bar, news, releases, hell, even in "pictures").

Unfortunately, money is everything this world is about.

Please, people.... calm down!!! Here's the thing... Spinefarm is a finnish record lable that believe in us and will help us to release our albums so that you people can buy it from a store near you. Also this is a step forward in getting lots of gigs and doing tours. We still support filesharing and all that stuff. Buying the record will support the band and making it easier for us to get noticed in the industry and sharing is a way to spread our music even further.

This record deal is a good thing. We're not selling out (much). =) This is the next step and hopefully makes it easier to reach out to all you fans out there. The MachinaeShop is still run by us guys in Machinae Supremacy and all eventual profit will go directly to us.